DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z January 21, 2026
SMOKE: Florida… Widespread agricultural fires were observed across Florida, producing multiple smoke plumes. Heavy smoke was observed from fires located in Jefferson, Wakulla and Franklin counties. Southeast CONUS… Agricultural fires were observed across Alabama and Georgia, producing a significant number of smoke plumes. A fire in Clay County produced heavy smoke, heading southeast. South-Central CONUS… Smoke plumes from agricultural fires were observed across central Louisiana, Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean... An area of light-density smoke, consisting of smoke produced by active fires scattered throughout southern Mexico and residual emissions from fire activity, mixed with aerosols from nearby urban and industrial sources, was observed dispersing northwestward along the Mexican coastline and drifting southwestward into the Pacific Ocean. Gaskill THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE, TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG:http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg Smoke data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Smoke_Polygons Fire data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Fire_Points ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov